Arthur Merric Boyd, Senior Australia, 1862-1940
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About Arthur Merric Boyd, Senior
Born in New Zealand in 1862, Arthur Merric Boyd (Senior) arrived in Australia in 1886. In 1890, with his wife Minnie (nee A'Becket), also an artist, they moved to England and both exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1891. They travelled and painted in Europe and returned to Melbourne in 1893. Principally a watercolourist, he had several exhibitions in both Australia and England. He is the father of Theodore Penleigh Boyd, William Merric Boyd and Martin Boyd.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Arthur Boyd, Senior from 1969 and in total 239 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 190 (79%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $23,000 for Cataract Gorge, Launceston, Tasmania sold by Leonard Joel in March 1994. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021.
Arthur Merric Boyd, Senior is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 289
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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